Parineeti
Chopra
has
stepped
into
the
shoes
of
Hollywood
star
Emily
Blunt
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
The
Girl
On
The
Train.
The
2016
film
was
also
based
on
Paula
Hawkins'
bestselling
novel
of
the
same
name.
Ever
since
the
makers
dropped
the
trailer
of
Parineeti
starrer,
netizens
have
been
drawing
comparisons
between
the
two
films.
Recently,
while
speaking
with
a
leading
tabloid,
the
Jabariya
Jodi
actress
opened
up
about
being
compared
to
Emily.
Parineeti
said,
"I
didn't
approach
GOTT
with
the
apprehension
of
being
compared
to
Emily
Blunt.
She
is
a
towering
actress
and
I
knew
that
since
I
was
doing
the
official
Indian
remake,
comparisons
were
bound
to
happen.
Actually,
I
relished
the
challenge
to
deliver
this
role
at
par
with
the
earlier
film."
Parineeti
further
said
that
she
has
brought
her
own
uniqueness
and
style
to
her
character
Meera
Kapoor
in
the
film.
"I
have
approached
my
role
without
the
baggage
of
what
I
saw
Emily
do.
I
made
the
character
my
own
and
I
was
clear
that
I
wanted
to
add
my
own
touch
to
the
role," the
actress
was
quoted
as
saying.
Directed
by
Ribhu
Dasgupta,
Parineeti
Chopra's
The
Girl
On
The
Train
revolves
around
an
alcoholic,
voyeuristic
divorcee
who
fixates
on
the
lives
of
a
perfect
couple
from
afar,
only
to
get
entangled
in
a
investigation
of
a
missing
woman.
The
murder
mystery
also
stars
Aditi
Rao
Hydari,
Avinash
Tiwary
and
Kirti
Kulhari
in
pivotal
roles.
The
Girl
On
The
Train
is
slated
to
premiere
on
February
26,
2021
on
Netflix.